Will the Apple Tablet eBook be the iTunes LP of eBooks?
In light of the news that HarperCollins is negotiating with Apple to provide enhanced content for the tablet, Marion Maneker over at Slate asks some useful questions about whether the Apple tablet will help publishers pull eBooks up out of the $9.99 price point they so despise. The Wall Street Journal reported that HarperCollins’ tablet eBooks would have “added features” to justify a higher price that HarperCollins will set. This won’t solve the problem according to Maneker:
Why publishers think anyone will pay more for a book with added non-book material is a mystery.
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